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Papers

(The TQCC of Croatian Medical Journal is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia with a novel mutation in TSC1: a case report	142
A contribution to the understanding of ocular and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in astronauts during long-lasting spaceflight	29
Socio-economic and health-related determinants of unmet health needs: a national cross-sectional study on the adult population	25
Incidence and risk factors for venous and arterial thromboses in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019: data on 4014 patients from a tertiary center registry	21
Evaluation of evidence-based medicine adoption among Nigerian surgeons: competence, knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers	19
The association between fear of COVID-19 and depression, anxiety, and psychosis among Lebanese chronic patients with schizophrenia: any moderating effect of spirituality?	16
CMJ joins the call of health journals for immediate actions on global environmental crisis	14
Propensity-score matched comparison between minimally invasive and conventional aortic valve replacement	14
Precise identification of cascading alpha satellite higher order repeats (HORs) in T2T-CHM13 assembly of human chromosome 3	13
Lung long distance: histopathological changes in lung tissue after COVID-19 pneumonia	12
The impact of earthquakes on the frequency and prognosis of the most common emergency cardiac conditions	12
Dapagliflozin vs empagliflozin in patients with chronic heart failure: a registry analysis	11
Nothing lasts forever	11
Immune-mediated diseases after coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination: rare but important complication	11
A new generation of health professionals – ethical dilemmas and challenges	10
Palliative care – too complex to make it simple	10
Uroguanylin increases Ca2+ concentration in astrocytes via guanylate cyclase C-independent signaling pathway	10
Eduardo E. Benarroch. Neuroscience for Clinicians: Basic Processes, Circuits, Disease Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications Oxford University Press; 2021. 832 pages. ISBN: 9780190948894 (hardcover)	10
Large multi-modal models – the present or future of artificial intelligence in medicine?	10
Treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis – recommendations of the Croatian Neurological Society	8
Lupus anticoagulant-hypoprothrombinemia syndrome with severe bleeding diathesis after coronavirus disease 2019: a case report	8
Effects of gestational diabetes mellitus on the quality and quantity of blood hematopoietic stem cells: a case-control study	8
A survey on practitioners’ attitudes toward artificial intelligence in radiology	8
End-of-life patients and palliative care in intensive care units in Croatia: the current situation	8
Breast lump as the initial presentation of metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case report and comprehensive literature review	8

Interleukin-2 gene methylation levels and interleukin-2 levels associated with environmental exposure as risk biomarkers for preterm birth	7
Factors contributing to variability in metformin concentration in polycystic ovary syndrome	7
Liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma – should we perform downstaging?	7
Stone-induced urethral fistula treatment with microfragmented adipose tissue containing mesenchymal stem cells: a case report from veterinary medicine with potential application in humans	7
Luis Manuel Tumialán. Illustrated by Joshua Lai. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. A primer.	6
Real-life experience with remdesivir for treatment of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 patients: matched case-control study from a large tertiary hospital registry	6
The utility of the systemic immune inflammation and systemic inflammation response indices in suspected intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism	6
The Applied Genomics Development Strategy by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts paves the way for the future development of applied genomics in Croatia	6
Alcohol use among Croatian adolescents: the alignment of 13-year-old and 15-year-old girls with boys, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Challenging pharmacotherapy management of a psychotic disorder due to a delicate pharmacogenetic profile and drug-drug interactions: a case report and literature review	6
The diagnostic yield of molecular karyotyping: a retrospective single-center study	6
Intermittent tramadol vs tramadol administration via patient-controlled pump after lumbar discectomy: a randomized controlled trial	6
Effect of adjunctive lidocaine-based scalp block and laryngotracheal local anesthesia vs general anesthesia only on plasma and cerebrospinal fluid pro-inflammatory cytokine concentrations in patients	6
Genomic sequencing for newborn screening: current perspectives and challenges	6
The efficacy of surgical treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations in a single academic institution: a case series	6
The construction of the Split Sleep Questionnaire on sleep habits during the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population	6
Personalized medicine: the future is here	5
SARS-CoV-2 infection among physicians over time in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study	5
Neuroprotective effects of goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) polysaccharides on depression-like behavior in ovariectomized rats: behavioral and biochemical evidence	5
The role of glycans in personalization of preventive health care	5
Screening for diabetic peripheral neuropathy at community pharmacies in Slovakia	5
The applicability of magnetic resonance imaging classification system (MRICS) for cerebral palsy and its association with perinatal factors and related disabilities in a Croatian population-based samp	5
Arthroscopic resection of localized tenosynovial giant cell tumor in the deep infrapatellar bursa: a case report	5
The role of mesencephalic aqueduct obstruction in hydrocephalus development: a case report	4
Pathohistological features of the aging human lacrimal gland	4
Nearly coming full circleThe 13th ISABS–Mayo Clinic Conference, Split, Croatia, June 17–20, 2024	4
The effect of standard-dose wintertime vitamin D supplementation on influenza infection in immunized nursing home elderly residents	4
Chiari malformation type 1 with combined nuclear PAX1 and DKK1 genes and mitochondrial D-loop variants: a case report	4
Mandatory vaccination in child daycare and its relevance to coronavirus disease 2019	4
Gamma knife thalamotomy in treating refractory tremor: initial clinical experience in Croatia	4
Patients prefer human psychiatrists over chatbots: a letter to the editor	4
Importance of numerical density of tubulointerstitium infiltrates in the prognosis of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated glomerulonephritis	4
Evaluation of colon mucosa using screening colonoscopy and flexible spectral imaging color enhancement in patients with long lasting ulcerative colitis	4
The effect of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors on the detection of prostate cancer with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and prostate biopsy	4
The prognostic role of diabetes mellitus type 2 in the setting of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
No increase in GFAP and S-100B in very preterm infants with mild periventricular leukomalacia or intraventricular hemorrhage: a pilot study	4
Toxicity of benzodiazepines in the treatment of insomnia disorders in older adults: a systematic literature review	4
Non-invasive prenatal testing of beta-hemoglobinopathies using next generation sequencing, in-silico sequence size selection, and haplotyping	4
Limitations of life-sustaining treatments in intensive care units in Croatia: a multicenter retrospective study	4
Outcomes of 1.3 million patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention according to the presence of cancer and atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study	4
Healthcare professionals’ perspective on managing the healthcare system in Croatia: a cross-sectional study	3
Improvement in the outcomes of mantle cell lymphoma in the last decade: a real-life non interventional study of the Croatian Cooperative Group for Hematologic Diseases	3
4-phenyl butyric acid improves hepatic ischemia/reperfusion and affects gene expression of ABC transporter Abcc5 in rats	3
Anti-obesity effect of collagen peptides obtained from Diplulmaris antarctica, a jellyfish of the Antarctic region	3
Health workforce shortage – doing the right things or doing things right?	3
The COVID-19 lockdown promotes changes in sleep habits in the Croatian general population	3
Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study	3
Benign fasciculation syndrome and migraine aura without headache as possible adverse events after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination: a web-based survey	3
From fragmented care back to social medicine: European policy responses to the needs of complex patients	3
Is perfect prompting possible for chatbots?In Reply to: Comparing ChatGPT’s ability between writing versus reviewing papers – then what?	3

The future of medicine: embracing novelty while sticking to the basics	3
Differentiating comorbidities and predicting prognosis in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus using cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers	3
Simple-minded solutions to complex problems	3
Intraoperative superior hypogastric plexus block for pain relief after a cesarean section: a case-control study	3
Bibliometric indicators of the Croatian Medical Journal – can small non-profit journal compete in the bibliometrics arena?	3
Outpatient treatment of pneumonia in a setting with and without an infectious disease doctor	3
Geriatric rehabilitation center outcomes after successful weaning from extremely prolonged mechanical ventilation in older adults	3
The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in Croatia in 2019: a country-level systematic analysis	3
Journal editors and academic medicine	3
The growing importance of genetics in human reproduction and development	3